LEADER 04815nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910778340203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-58901-242-9 010 $a1-4356-2725-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000482458 035 $a(EBL)547781 035 $a(OCoLC)614492260 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106156 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11124821 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106156 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10106788 035 $a(PQKB)11003334 035 $a(OCoLC)191901957 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3267 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547781 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10236770 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547781 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000482458 100 $a20070216d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aArtificial nutrition and hydration and the permanently unconscious patient$b[electronic resource] $ethe Catholic debate /$fRonald P. Hamel, James J. Walter, editors 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-178-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPosition of the American Academy of Neurology on certain aspects of the care and management of the persistent vegetative state patient / American Academy of Neurology -- Feeding tubes : sorting out the issues / Myles N. Sheehan -- Catholic teaching on prolonging life : setting the record straight / Michael R. Panicola -- A history of ordinary and extraordinary means / Donald E. Henke -- Must we preserve life? / Ronald Hamel and Michael Panicola -- The prolongation of life / Pope Pius XII -- Declaration on euthanasia / Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith -- The artificial prolongation of life / Pontifical Academy of Sciences -- On withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration / Texas bishops and the Texas Conference of Catholic Health Facilities -- Nutrition and hydration : moral and pastoral reflections / National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities -- Ethical and religious directives : introduction to Part V and Directives 57-58 / United States Conference of Catholic Bishops -- The PVS patient and the forgoing/withdrawing of medical nutrition and hydration / Thomas A. Shannon and James J. Walter -- Should nutrition and hydration be provided to permanently unconscious and other mentally disabled persons? / Germain Grisez -- End-of-life care revisited / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Care for patients in a "permanent" vegetative state / Pope John Paul II -- John Paul II on the "vegetative state" / Richard M. Doerflinger -- Medically assisted nutrition and hydration : a contribution to the dialogue / Mark Repenshek and John Paul Slosar -- Assisted nutrition and hydration and the Catholic tradition / Thomas A. Shannon and James J. Walter -- Reflections on the papal allocution concerning care for persistent vegetative state patients / Kevin O'Rourke -- The Clarence Herbert case : was withdrawal of treatment justified? / John R. Connery -- Caring or starving? the case of Claire Conroy / Richard A. McCormick. 330 $aDuring the past few decades, high-profile cases like that of Terry Schiavo have fueled the public debate over forgoing or withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). These cases, whether involving adults or young children, have forced many to begin thinking in a measured and careful way about the moral legitimacy of allowing patients to die. Can families forgo or withdraw artificial hydration and nutrition from their loved ones when no hope of recovery seems possible?Many Catholics know that Catholic moral theology has formulated a well- 606 $aMedical ethics 606 $aComa$xPatients$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church 606 $aLoss of consciousness 606 $aFluid therapy$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aMedicine$xReligious aspects 606 $aEuthanasia$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aMedical ethics. 615 0$aComa$xPatients$xReligious aspects$xCatholic Church. 615 0$aLoss of consciousness. 615 0$aFluid therapy$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aMedicine$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aEuthanasia$xMoral and ethical aspects. 676 $a179.7 701 $aHamel$b Ronald P.$f1946-$01557760 701 $aWalter$b James J$044715 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778340203321 996 $aArtificial nutrition and hydration and the permanently unconscious patient$93821623 997 $aUNINA